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==Process description== | ==Process description== | ||
Binder jetting's process is very similar to that of powder bed fusion. it involves placing down a layer of a powder material onto a | Binder jetting's process is very similar to that of powder bed fusion. it involves placing down a layer of a powder material onto the whole print bed, but instead of melting the powder together with a heat source a print head deposits a liquid binder the sections of the layer that will be in the final part. after the process | ||
==strengths== | ==strengths== | ||
* low energy: | * low energy: | ||
* material flexibility: | * material flexibility: binder jetting can be printed with any powder material that can be held together with a liquid binder | ||
* scalable | * scalable: | ||
* no need for supports: very similar to powder bed fusion the excess powder acts as natural supports | |||
==weaknesses== | ==weaknesses== | ||
Revision as of 13:15, 25 August 2023
Process description
Binder jetting's process is very similar to that of powder bed fusion. it involves placing down a layer of a powder material onto the whole print bed, but instead of melting the powder together with a heat source a print head deposits a liquid binder the sections of the layer that will be in the final part. after the process
strengths
- low energy:
- material flexibility: binder jetting can be printed with any powder material that can be held together with a liquid binder
- scalable:
- no need for supports: very similar to powder bed fusion the excess powder acts as natural supports
weaknesses
- material properties
- post processing
Technologies
There are a number of specific technologies that can vastly change to capabilities of a printer.
- multi color
- metal sintering